Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American IndiansBlack, Young, and Young, 1824 - 371 páginas |
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... tion of their wrongs , I have been led to prosecute my inquiries respecting the North American Indians . 3 While engaged in these pursuits , I learnt that the Historical Society of Philadelphia , actuated by a laudable desire to pre ...
... tion of their wrongs , I have been led to prosecute my inquiries respecting the North American Indians . 3 While engaged in these pursuits , I learnt that the Historical Society of Philadelphia , actuated by a laudable desire to pre ...
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... tion of my labours unnecessary , lest my efforts might appear to many as a mere presumptuous display . I had , therefore , aban- doned all intention of placing myself before the public ; but upon my arrival in London in the summer of ...
... tion of my labours unnecessary , lest my efforts might appear to many as a mere presumptuous display . I had , therefore , aban- doned all intention of placing myself before the public ; but upon my arrival in London in the summer of ...
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... tion on them . And since the orator believed it for * Hackhack is properly a gourd , but since they have seen glass bottles and decanters , they call them by the same name . the good of the nation that the contents offered them 14 ...
... tion on them . And since the orator believed it for * Hackhack is properly a gourd , but since they have seen glass bottles and decanters , they call them by the same name . the good of the nation that the contents offered them 14 ...
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... primitive ; the short sentences teem with power ; a serene majesty is spread over the entire composi- tion ; and the pathos searches and melts the very E 2 OF THE INDIANS AT PRESENT . 51 you will suffer for want of food or clothing: ...
... primitive ; the short sentences teem with power ; a serene majesty is spread over the entire composi- tion ; and the pathos searches and melts the very E 2 OF THE INDIANS AT PRESENT . 51 you will suffer for want of food or clothing: ...
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James Buchanan. tion ; and the pathos searches and melts the very soul . It bears a considerable resemblance , in my opinion , to the inspired writings , and could not have been supplied to the Indians by any white scribe ; nor could its ...
James Buchanan. tion ; and the pathos searches and melts the very soul . It bears a considerable resemblance , in my opinion , to the inspired writings , and could not have been supplied to the Indians by any white scribe ; nor could its ...
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